I figured out several hours later a better way to say this--organizations only take precautions after the fact when something bad happens. Sorry, didn't mean to bore you. Aug. 15, 2005, New Orleans--No, the levees are fine--see they haven't broken yet! Etc.
--- In [email protected], "James" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ > > > --- In [email protected], "Ellen" > <ellengoodman6@> wrote: > > > > yay. That's sort of what I meant--stations that are being > remodeled > > for ADA or whatever anyway. I didn't think it would actually > happen, > > but I was thinking more like I can imagine the city engineers > having > > this conversation. Sort of like after Katrina evacuation route > signs > > went up everywhere in Boston and probably other cities too. Like > you > > don't realize there is a problem or if there is that there is a > viable > > solution until something happens. Someone fell in the subway > tracks > > and a train is coming? Oh well, too bad. Until someone actually > > survives or enables someone else to survive, and then they think, > wait > > a minute! Maybe there is a way to resolve this! I'm surprised > more > > people like the guy mentioned in a post who fell at Shady Grove and > > survived don't make the news. Also reminds me of the shoe bomber, > but > > the negative side of the situation--it never occurred to the TSA to > > have us take off our shoes, until someone hid a bomb in his shoes. > > Like retroactive security, or something like that. > > > > > > --- In [email protected], "Ray Bradley" > > <clavenia@> wrote: > > > > > > For the 12 or so miles that the DC Metro wants to extend out > towards > > > Dulles Airport, they are throwing around terms like "billions" > like > > > they were on commission. I can only imagine how much that would > cost, > > > to dig out all the underground, high-water table Metro stations > that > > > already absorb ground and river water. > > > > > > I doubt anybody would put such a plan in action - hundreds of > millions > > > of dollars for something that might affect, what, 10, 20 people > a year? > > > > > > I think Stephanie is right in that it would be well-nigh > impossible to > > > implement on a city-wide scale; however, I think Ellen's > question will > > > be raised by lots of city and transportation planners, and > probably > > > implemented in newer station construction. > > > > > > See? We're ALL winners here! > > > > > > - Ray > > > > > > > > > --- In [email protected], "Stephanie Smilay" > > > <ssmilay@> wrote: > > > > > > > > On 1/6/07, James <ttlsccr@> wrote: > > > > > what is the over/under on the circumference of the people. > > > > > > > > > > > > Doesn't matter. I just don't believe anyone is going to > require any > > > > subway system to rip up their tracks and start over based on > this > > > > incident. > > > > > > > > Stephanie > > > > > > > > > >
